RAM RIDER (ラムライダー) is a singer and producer formerly on the rhythm zone sub… Read Full Bio ↴RAM RIDER (ラムライダー) is a singer and producer formerly on the rhythm zone sub-label of avex trax.

Albums
[2005.11.30] PORTABLE DISCO
[2006.04.26] PORTABLE DISCO 8bit edition
[2007.04.11] きみがすき + REMIX TUNES (Kimi ga Suki + REMIX TUNES)
[2012.04.11] AUDIO GALAXY - RAM RIDER vs STARS!!! -
[2012.04.11] AUDIO GALAXY - RAM RIDER STRIKES BACK!!! -

Singles
[2001.11.17] MUSIC
[2005.03.16] SWEET DANCE
[2005.06.29] ユメデアエルヨ (Yume de Aeru yo)
[2005.09.14] ベッドルームディスコ (Bedroom Disco)
[2005.11.16] HELLO
[2006.07.05] 旅へでよう (Tabi e Deyou)

GOOD BYE
RAM RIDER Lyrics

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Composition: RAM RIDER
Arrangement: RAM RIDER, SHOES (MISSILE CHEWBACCA)

"Umi e yukou" to kimi ga warau boku ga kimi ni tsuiteyuku
Nagai kami ga kao wo kusuguru marude haru no soyokaze mitai
Itsu made kimi no koto suki de ita no ka wakaranai kedo
Sore demo tokidoki wa hansei shita koto mo aru'n da ze

"Let's go to the beach," you laugh, and I go with you
Your long hair tickles my face just like the spring breeze
I don't know how long it was that I loved you
But even then, there are things I think back on sometimes

* Demo Goodbye Goodbye mou kore ijou
Futari no jikan wa modosenai
Dakara Goodbye Goodbye mou sore ijou
Boku wo omoidasanaide

* But goodbye, goodbye, I can't
Go back to our time together anymore
So goodbye, goodbye, don't
Remember me past that point

Deatta koro no futari nara chiisa na uso mo koi no enshutsu
Sore mo ima de wa hitotsu nokoshite tama no haitta pistol mitai
Samishii to omou no wa kimi no wagamama dake ja nakute
Kokoro no dokoka de ichizu ni narenai boku no sei

From the time we met, white lies were all part of the game of love
And now, too, one of them remains, like a loaded pistol
It isn't just your selfishness that makes me feel alone
Somewhere inside my heart, I couldn't love you fully, and I'm to blame

* Repeat

I say Goodbye Goodbye sono hitomi ni
Afureteru sono namida wo
I can't say Goodbye Goodbye gomakasu no wa
Boku no yakume ja nai yo

I say goodbye, goodbye to those eyes
And the tears spilling from them
I can't say goodbye, goodbye — it's not
My responsibility to deceive you

Kidzuiteta'n da ano hi no kimi ga denwa no mukou
Doko ni ita no ka kurai wa iwasenaide sono saki wa

I realized it that day, with you on the other end of the line
Don't ask me so much as where I've gone from here on

Demo Goodbye Goodbye mou kore ijou
Kimi no uso wa kakusenai
Dakara Goodbye Goodbye mou sore ijou
Boku ni omoide sasenaide

But goodbye, goodbye, I can't
Hide your lies any longer
So goodbye, goodbye, don't
Remind me of us past that point

* Repeat

Overall Meaning

The RAM RIDER song "Goodbye" is a melancholy, reflective piece about a past relationship. The song begins with the line "Let's go to the beach," which sets the scene for a relaxed, summery atmosphere. However, the lyrics quickly reveal that the relationship is over, and the singer is grappling with his feelings of nostalgia and regret. The line "Your long hair tickles my face just like the spring breeze" evokes a sense of fondness for the past, and the singer acknowledges that he doesn't know how long he loved his partner. Nonetheless, there are things he wishes he could change.

The chorus, which repeats throughout the song, emphasizes the finality of the breakup. The singer acknowledges that he cannot go back to the time they spent together and urges his ex-partner not to remember him past a certain point. The second verse of the song describes the start of the relationship, with the line "From the time we met, white lies were all part of the game of love." The line "It isn't just your selfishness that makes me feel alone" suggests that the singer recognizes his own shortcomings in the relationship.

Overall, "Goodbye" is a poignant song that captures the complex emotions of a relationship that has ended. Although the lyrics are in Japanese, the song's themes are universal and relatable.

Line by Line Meaning

"Umi e yukou" to kimi ga warau boku ga kimi ni tsuiteyuku
You laugh and say "let's go to the beach" and I follow you

Nagai kami ga kao wo kusuguru marude haru no soyokaze mitai
Your long hair tickles my face just like the spring breeze

Itsu made kimi no koto suki de ita no ka wakaranai kedo
I don't know how long I've loved you

Sore demo tokidoki wa hansei shita koto mo aru'n da ze
But even then, there are things I think back on sometimes

Demo Goodbye Goodbye mou kore ijou Futari no jikan wa modosenai Dakara Goodbye Goodbye mou sore ijou Boku wo omoidasanaide
But goodbye, goodbye, I can't go back to our time together anymore, so goodbye, goodbye, don't remember me past that point

Deatta koro no futari nara chiisa na uso mo koi no enshutsu Sore mo ima de wa hitotsu nokoshite tama no haitta pistol mitai
From the time we met, white lies were all part of the game of love and now, too, one of them remains, like a loaded pistol

Samishii to omou no wa kimi no wagamama dake ja nakute Kokoro no dokoka de ichizu ni narenai boku no sei
It isn't just your selfishness that makes me feel alone, somewhere inside my heart, I couldn't love you fully, and I'm to blame

I say Goodbye Goodbye sono hitomi ni Afureteru sono namida wo
I say goodbye, goodbye to those eyes and the tears spilling from them

I can't say Goodbye Goodbye gomakasu no wa Boku no yakume ja nai yo
I can't say goodbye, goodbye—it's not my responsibility to deceive you

Kidzuiteta'n da ano hi no kimi ga denwa no mukou Doko ni ita no ka kurai wa iwasenaide sono saki wa
I realized it that day, with you on the other end of the line, don't ask me where I've gone from here on

Demo Goodbye Goodbye mou kore ijou Kimi no uso wa kakusenai Dakara Goodbye Goodbye mou sore ijou Boku ni omoide sasenaide
But goodbye, goodbye, I can't hide your lies anymore, so goodbye, goodbye, don't remind me of us past that point

Writer(s): ram riedr

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